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3 Ways Cell Signal Booster Enhance Public Safety
November 26, 2024
During times of emergency, time is of the essence, and keeping communication lines open is critical.In the event of a car accident, major injury, fire, or other serious event, a reliable cellular signal can make a measurable impact on response time and increase the odds of a positive outcome.A boosted cellular signal could also be the difference between getting through to loved ones or struggling to connect during a larger-scale emergency when cell phone networks might be overloaded.Emergency services, the Enhanced 911 (E911) system, and cell phone alerts represent just a few of the public safety elements that might require reliable cell phone signal to deliver timely medical or security attention.Let’s take a closer look at three ways a boosted cell phone signal can enhance public safety.Emergency Services
Two-way radio might be the most common form of communication for first responders like police officers, emergency medical technicians, and firefighters, but what happens when emergencies occur in areas with poor two-way radio signal? It’s happened before.
In January 2015, Washington D.C. first responders entered a D.C. Metro tunnel to evacuate passengers who became trapped on a disabled train in the middle of a smoke-filled tunnel only to find their radios wouldn’t work in the subterranean environment. Unable to communicate over the radio inside the tunnel, responders were forced to use their cell phones to connect and organize rescuers.
The D.C. event wasn’t an isolated case. Similar radio “dark spots” plague firefighters responding to emergencies in basements and thick-walled buildings.
In the event of a two-way radio blackout, buildings and other infrastructure equipped with cell phone signal boosters would ensure emergency responders could communicate and organize logistics using their cellular devices.
Emergency Services
Two-way radio might be the most common form of communication for first responders like police officers, emergency medical technicians, and firefighters, but what happens when emergencies occur in areas with poor two-way radio signal? It’s happened before.In January 2015, Washington D.C. first responders entered a D.C. Metro tunnel to evacuate passengers who became trapped on a disabled train in the middle of a smoke-filled tunnel only to find their radios wouldn’t work in the subterranean environment. Unable to communicate over the radio inside the tunnel, responders were forced to use their cell phones to connect and organize rescuers.
The D.C. event wasn’t an isolated case. Similar radio “dark spots” plague firefighters responding to emergencies in basements and thick-walled buildings.
In the event of a two-way radio blackout, buildings and other infrastructure equipped with cell phone signal boosters would ensure emergency responders could communicate and organize logistics using their cellular devices.